Dynamic Designer Motion

CAD Embedded Motion Simulation

A typical machine developed by Machine Design Services contains
upwards of 60 cams and operates at 100 parts per minute. Before
cutting a single piece of metal they test for clearances, timing,
bearing loads, and part accelerations using Dynamic Designer.

Paper products manufacturer Kimberly-Clark used Dynamic
Designer/Motion software from Mechanical Dynamics to study the
design of its unique Kleenex(R) tissue-packaging equipment in
operation. As shown here, cardboard cartons are moving through the
machine and opened so tissues can be inserted. Animation shows the
interaction of the cartons and transfer lugs. The cartons are
displayed transparently to show the action of the background
parts.

At Machine Manufacturers Australia (MMA), engineers apply
Dynamic Designer/Motion to check for interferences between parts and
test for forces, stresses, and deformation. This helps assure that
parts are correctly sized, material waste is minimized, and
strength requirements are safely met.

Using Dynamic Designer/Motion, Cook Engineering Services
performed a complete dynamic analysis of a motion base simulator
currently in use at a San Francisco entertainment center. Cook’s
analysis quickly informed the client about electric motor torques,
bearing loads, and vibration of the image projection equipment.

Unlimited’s challenge with the Lynch glass-pressing machine
design was to determine torque caused by a damping cyclinder
failure under normal operating and crash conditions. By simulating
the crash test with Dynamic Designer Motion, Unlimited was able to
determine optimum normal-operation and worst-case mounting pad
loading factors.